Proverbs 27
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1Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth.1Do not boast about tomorrow; for you do not know what a day may bring forth.
2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.
3A stone is heavy and the sand weighty, But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.3A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them.
4Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood, But who can stand before jealousy?4Wrath is cruel and anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
5Better is open rebuke Than love that is concealed.5Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
6Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.6Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.
7A sated man loathes honey, But to a famished man any bitter thing is sweet.7The one whose appetite is satisfied loathes honey, but to the hungry mouth every bitter thing is sweet.
8Like a bird that wanders from her nest, So is a man who wanders from his home.8Like a bird that wanders from its nest, so is a person who wanders from his home.
9Oil and perfume make the heart glad, So a man's counsel is sweet to his friend.9Ointment and incense make the heart rejoice, likewise the sweetness of one's friend from sincere counsel.
10Do not forsake your own friend or your father's friend, And do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity; Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away.10Do not forsake your friend and your father's friend, and do not enter your brother's house in the day of your disaster; a neighbor nearby is better than a brother far away.
11Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, That I may reply to him who reproaches me.11Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, so that I may answer anyone who taunts me.
12A prudent man sees evil and hides himself, The naive proceed and pay the penalty.12A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.
13Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger; And for an adulterous woman hold him in pledge.13Take a man's garment when he has given security for a stranger, and when he gives surety for a stranger, hold him in pledge.
14He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning, It will be reckoned a curse to him.14If someone blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse to him.
15A constant dripping on a day of steady rain And a contentious woman are alike;15A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike.
16He who would restrain her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand.16Whoever hides her hides the wind or grasps oil with his right hand.
17Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another.17As iron sharpens iron, so a person sharpens his friend.
18He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit, And he who cares for his master will be honored.18The one who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever takes care of his master will be honored.
19As in water face reflects face, So the heart of man reflects man.19As in water the face is reflected as a face, so a person's heart reflects the person.
20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied.20As Death and Destruction are never satisfied, so the eyes of a person are never satisfied.
21The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold, And each is tested by the praise accorded him.21As the crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold, so a person is proved by the praise he receives.
22Though you pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.22If you should pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his foolishness would not depart from him.
23Know well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds;23Pay careful attention to the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds,
24For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations.24for riches do not last forever, nor does a crown last from generation to generation.
25When the grass disappears, the new growth is seen, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,25When the hay is removed and new grass appears, and the grass from the hills is gathered in,
26The lambs will be for your clothing, And the goats will bring the price of a field,26the lambs will be for your clothing, and the goats will be for the price of a field.
27And there will be goats' milk enough for your food, For the food of your household, And sustenance for your maidens.27And there will be enough goat's milk for your food, for the food of your household, and for the sustenance of your servant girls.
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